Castro Valley Teacher of the Year, Classified Employees of the Year

Press release from the Castro Valley Unified School District:

CASTRO VALLEY, CA — Each year the Castro Valley Unified School District selects one teacher as the CVUSD’s Alameda County Teacher of the Year and two teachers as the Masonic Teachers of the Year.

Nancy Galloway, the Physical Education Teacher at Jensen Ranch Elementary School, has been selected as CVUSD’s Alameda County Teacher of the Year.

Jessica Labang from Chabot Elementary School and Diane De Young from Canyon Middle School have been selected as the Masonic Teachers of the Year.

Teachers nominated for these awards demonstrate outstanding service to students and their school community and display exemplary leadership in supporting a positive school climate. Teachers are nominated by their peers and a district committee makes the final selection.

“Our teachers work tirelessly to support students and families. Their deep commitment and dedication to CVUSD students are truly commendable. We are grateful to our teachers for their outstanding service and congratulate all nominees.” - Superintendent Parvin Ahmadi

The 2021-2022 nominees are:

• Jessica LaBang, Chabot
  
• Jessica Howard, CVE
  
• Nikki Cox, Independent
  
• Nancy Galloway, Jensen Ranch
  
• Jamie Hora, Marshall
  
• Gigi Catrina, Palomares
  
• Chris Domingo, Stanton
  
• Shelley Schumann, Vannoy
  
• Joanna Lee, CVACE
  
• Diane De Young, Canyon
  
• Fanny Machado, Creekside
  
• Amanda Staab, CVHS
  
• Matt Hoffmann, Redwood
  

Every year the Castro Valley Unified School District employees nominate five classified employees as Classified Employees of the Year.

The Classified School Employee of the Year Program sponsored by the California Department of Education highlights the contributions of classified school employees who support the education of California’s public school students. The program’s goals are to identify five exemplary classified school employees throughout California for recognition. The five categories include: Child Nutrition; Maintenance, Operations and Facilities; Office and Technical; Para-Educator and Instructional Assistance; Support Services and Security; and Transportation.

“Our classified employees are critical members of our CVUSD community, making it possible to support our students each and every day. We appreciate their deep commitment to students, staff and families. Please join me in congratulating this year’s Classified Employees of the Year.”- Superintendent Ahmadi.

Classified Employees of the Year:

• Manny Pita, Custodial/Maintenance, Castro Valley High School
  
• Jane Luk, Food & Nutrition Services, Canyon Middle School
  
• Terry Braxton-Semonsen, Health & Student Services,Creekside Middle School
  
• Maria Fisher, Paraprofessional, Stanton Elementary School
  
• Jimi Baum, Skilled Trades Services, Maintenance, Operations and Transportation
  
• Suzie Leonardo, Clerical & Admin. Services, District Office
  

This press release was produced by Castro Valley Unified School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.